Day 25 of The Great Vegan Challenge

So, we're close to the end of the challenge now, only five more days to go. As I said before I'm keen to continue after the thirty days but I will be giving in to a pizza on the 1st of December!

This week I made a great big pot of soya chilli to take away with me for the weekend. Chilli is great because you can pack it full of vegetables, and you can have it in a pitta bread for lunch, with nachos, or with rice for dinner. Admittedly I did get bored after three consecutive meals of chilli so I chucked a couple of portions in the freezer for another day. The recipe for my chilli is below.

As I couldn't face another dinner of chilli I had a rummage in the cupboards and found some spaghetti and bolognaise sauce. I added onions, garlic, and spinach and ate that instead. It took all of 15 minutes to rustle up, so don't try that excuse of 'I don't have time'.

If you've been following my blog you'll know I've been doing this challenge to get healthy so I want to share with you a few things I've learnt. It's the stuff us serial dieters already know but choose to ignore, however, since actually following the rules I understand how important these things are to feel good about yourself.

1. Time yourself to eat every 3-4 hours! If you stay aware of when you last ate you'll realise you're not actually hungry and you don't need to eat that packet of crisps, or slice of toast. Just have a drink and find something to keep yourself busy for an hour.

2. Cereal for breakfast! I always used to skip breakfast and never believed the whole 'experts say skipping breakfast will make you gain weight' in my logic if I skip breakfast - which I'm not keen on eating anyway - then it's less calorie intake in the day anyway. But since eating a nice fibre-full breakfast most mornings I understand that it really does kick start your metabolism and set you up for the day. I think this is the main thing that's making me feel so much better about myself since the beginning of the challenge.

After the weekend when I tend to eat beans on toast for breakfast and more carbs than recommended I feel a bit bloated and begin to feel sluggish, but after a couple of days back on the healthier routine of cereal in the morning and eating once every 3 hours I feel much better again.

3. Vegetables vegetables vegetables! See my last blog post about the article I recently read. There's no harm in eating vegetables, and if you follow some nice recipes veg doesn't have to be boring. My family have commented on how great my skin is looking since the start of this challenge and I can feel much more energy in myself. Stopping yourself eating meat and cheese forces you to eat vegetables which means when I return to eating meat, I'll eat far less of it than before, and I have a whole load of new great recipes to replace the fatty stodgy comfort I used to eat and feel rubbish for afterwards. 

Life is good!

Chilli Recipe:

Soya mince (I bought mine from Sainsbury's)
Onion
Garlic
Spinach (fresh or frozen)
Mushrooms
Chilli powder
Paprika
Green pepper
Tinned Tomatos
2 Vegetable stock cubes
Red Kidney Beans
Any other beans you might like
Marmite

1. I chopped the onion and fried with garlic until soft, in about a tablespoon of olive oil.
I think I used two cloves of garlic but I'm a bit of a garlic fiend. 

2. Chop the green pepper and add to the onions for a minute or two.

3. Chuck in your soya mince.

4. After about 5 minutes add two tablespoons of chilli powder and a tablespoon of paprika.

5. Chop the mushrooms and add those.

6. After a couple of minutes add the vegetable stock cubes and a tin of tomatos. If you need a bit more liquid just pour a splash of water in.

7. Rinse your kidney beans and if you choose to add another kind of beans rinse those too. I used kidney beans and butter beans. As I've said on another recipe I'm not keen on rice so I added more beans as a substitute but you don't have to!

8. Add your spinach and season with ground black pepper, have a taste just in case you need more chilli powder or paprika.

9. Add a tablespoon or two of marmite. This might sound strange but I'd heard it had been done before and it really changes the taste of the chilli from a spicy tomato sauce to actually taste like chilli. 

10. I preheated the oven to about 120 degrees and put the chilli in for about an hour. I was a bit wary that the mince would be quite bland so I wanted to keep it cooking for a while so it could soak up the spices.

And there you have it! Serve on it's own, with a jacket potato, with nachos, with rice, in a pitta, with chunky bread, or freeze it for another day! The possibilities are endless.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

Day Twenty (and the past week) of The Great Vegan Challenge

I must apologise for the silence on my behalf for a whole week. You'll be pleased to know this isn't because I've given up. I've been extremely busy with Ellie Makes and my degree work.

To summarise the last week. I haven't stuck to my original plans to eat every three hours starting at 9am. I've been so busy I've done lots of snacking on humous, crisps, and whatever else I can grab on the go.

My favourite breakfast, beans, mushrooms, and a soy latte!

I have however, fallen in love with a couple more dishes. One of which being the tofu stir fry. It was so good I had to have it twice last week. 

I also made a delicious soya meatball surprise. I love these soya meatballs from Sainsbury's they've probably been my favourite meat substitute so far. I used a bolognaise sauce - I would usually use tinned tomatoes and add garlic and herbs to taste but I was short of time. I added chopped onions and spinach, served on garlic bread with a side salad. Perfect if you're on the go, and because of all the strong flavours you don't miss the cheese at all (or at least I didn't).

The third favourite dish of the week was a simple jacket potato with buttery (soya butter) mushrooms and onions. So easy, but so good. I hated mushrooms before this challenge but I've realised the more vegetables I eat, the more variety of dishes I can eat. 

Would you believe a mere four years ago the only vegetables I would eat was broccoli and cauliflower and that was only on a Sunday! It's a wonder I was thinner then than I am now! All my friends have been very impressed by the fact I've been able to do this challenge with such ease. Back when we were at school together I ate chicken and cous cous, supernoodles, and not much else! Even I am proud of myself for going this long with not one egg (although I may have had a couple of slices of cake in the last three weeks, but if I didn't allow myself a little I would have given up and taken the lot), no meat, and no cheese.

I also mentioned in my last post the article I read by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall . I've decided after these 30 days I'm going to continue this way of life by not eating meat, cheese, or eggs throughout the week. I may continue for a further three weeks because I feel great for losing weight and eating healthy, and I don't want to gain any before Christmas! But it's definitely changed my feelings towards vegetables and veganism. 

He says in the article to "Just ask yourself if you, or anyone you know, might be in danger of eating too many vegetables. " The answer is no. There's no harm in eating more vegetables. You don't have to become vegan to help your health and the environment. Just try it, open you're mind to more vegetables. It's achievable on any budget too. In approx three minutes you can google seasonal vegetables. Pop down to Lidl or Aldi and pick up two or three vegetables. When you get home google some recipes and you're guaranteed to find at least one that is easily achievable and that tickles your fancy. Or, what I tend to do when the funds have all but disappeared, have a rummage in the kitchen for any kind of key ingredients and google (or www.pinterest.com) recipes. I don't believe anyone can't cook when there's so much advice on the internet.

A couple of years ago I began Meat Free Mondays. Theres' a start. It won't harm you. In fact, you might thank me for it. Have a look at my first blog post and hopefully you can see how far I've come. I used to be just like you and laugh in the face of veganism. But after forcing myself to eat more vegetables I feel fantastic and don't ever want to go back to eating meat and cheese and very little veg in every meal.

Day Twelve of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

So after a weekend of indulgence it's a real struggle to get back onto the healthy eating train, and I'm failing to do so. My biggest downfall for unhealthy food has always been breakfast. I never ever just fancy cereal and especially as I'm currently out of work and out of routine why would I eat cereal when I have the time to throw together a sausage (vegan of course) sarnie or beans on toast. That's probably just me making excuses. I know I feel so much better if I avoid the bread in the morning and go for some nice fibre-ful cereal but less healthy food is so much more appealing. I know bread isn't unhealthy but personally, it's not good for me, I just can't help it!

So, yesterday, as I've been craving pizza and the other half had gone and bought a nice meaty pizza I got food envy and decided to make my own vegan pizza. When I cook I like to just throw things together and see what happens so my pizza was a bit of a mish-mash but I enjoyed it!

I used the vegan cheese I bought from Holland and Barrett and I have to say, I wasn't impressed. I could easily have done without it. There was nothing offensive about it but I wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't there. I don't think I'm going to get that cheesy satisfaction from anything other than cheese. Unless you can suggest something to help me? For now, until the end of this challenge, I'm just going to stop chasing the cheese or it'll haunt me until this is over!

Now, that sounded as though I was being negative about the challenge. This is not the case. I read an article by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (spelling ja ja), recommend to me by someone in The Great Vegan Challenge FB group, and it's inspired me to write another blog post about the satisfaction in vegetables and how I plan to live my life after the challenge. So keep your eyes open for that in the next couple of days.

Thanks for taking your time to read and let me know how you're getting on. 

Food Diary:
Brunch: Beans on Toast
Snack: Soya pate and crackers
Dinner: Vegan Pizza (recipe below)

Ingredients:
Two tortilla wraps
One clove of garlic
A pot of mexican salsa
Half a red onion
Half a red pepper
1.5cm slice of Tofu (that's a guestimate, don't get the tape measure out.)
Jalepenos
Frozen chopped spinach (use fresh if you like)


1. Using two tortilla wraps as the base I spread crushed garlic onto one of them covered by a layer or vegan cheese.

2. I then placed the second tortilla wrap on the top and put a thin layer of tomato puree on it and a layer of salsa on top of that. In hindsight, the puree was probably unnecessary.

3. I chopped some red onion and red pepper and sprinkled that over the salsa base.

4. I squeezed the moisture out of some tofu and coated it in curry paste - this was probably my biggest fail, I should have thrown some jalepenos on the pizza and left the tofu plain as the mix of indian and mexican wouldn't be to many peoples tastes ha! So if you intend to make this pizza, do as i say, not as i do.

5. I defrosted some chopped spinach, sprinkled vegan cheese onto my pizza and blobbed the spinach on the top.

6. Place your pizza in the over until the edges of the wrap brown and the "cheese" softens.


I did enjoy my pizza, but next week I'll make another one, just a bit more sensible...

Day Eleven of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

How to survive a hangover whilst remaining vegan.

Warning - I never said it was going to be particularly healthy...

Another Sunday, another hangover, another day of carb overload.

Beans on toast for breakfast again, which I have to say I am finding much better than the full English I used to eat when hungover. The thought of a big fat meaty breakfast when hungover is much better than the reality. After a full English I just want to sleep and  feel just as bad as before I began eating it than I did to begin with. A simple portion of beans of toast sorts out the stomach and gives me a bit of energy and I'm ready to go! 

For lunch I met some friends and again, eating out is difficult but I was hungover so curly fries I was fine with. 

Then we went to my boyfriends mums house for a Sunday roast. I just avoided the meat and had veg, roasties, and gravy. I shouldn't have had the gravy as it was made using the meat juices but I didn't want to be difficult. Next time I'll probably just take my own vegetable gravy granules. 

Then during my Sunday night in front of the tv I chomped on crisps and humous. 

Once again I've over eaten but I'm hungover so I don't really care. Usually I'd eat this amount four times a week so to only do it once is pretty good.

I know I'll feel a bit sluggish again tomorrow but that'll pass within a couple of days back to eating healthier. 

How are you getting on with your vegan challenge? Let me know in the comments below! 

Food diary: 

Breakfast - Beans on toast

Lunch - Curly fries

Dinner - Roast dinner (veg and potatoes)

Snack - Crisps and humous

Also, I've joined the Great Vegan Challenge Facebook group and everyone is so helpful. Lots of handy tips and inspiration. Follow the link to join in!

Day Ten of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

I went to meet the boyfriend for lunch today but due to the very little vegan options (on a tight budget) when out and about I ended up just eating the toast on his Full English. 

Then I met my friend who gave me the inspiration and idea to begin this vegan challenge, we went around to a couple of supermarkets because she needed some ingredients and it gave me a chance to buy a couple of vegan alternatives to things I was craving. 

We went into Holland and Barrett and I bought some vegan Brussels pâté, I have to say, it was pretty convincing. However, it was quite dry so if you want to use it on toast I'd recommend lots of soy butter with it. It wasn't quite as good as the real thing but I was happy with it.

The other thing I bought was vegan mozzarella, I haven't used that yet but I'll let you know when I do.

I went out for a few too many drinks that evening and managed to avoid the cravings for a burger or pepperoni pizza afterwards and settled for chips and ketchup. It did the job. I don't think I'd survive nights out as a vegan if it wasn't for chips! 

All in all today although I've not messed up the vegan front I've been terribly unhealthy. All I've eaten is bread and chips! Monday is a new start so ill be back on it and hopefully be bringing you more recipes and interesting vegan food instead of 'bread, beans, and leftovers'.

Breakfast - Toast

Lunch - Toast and vegan pâté

Dinner - Leftover curry (see yesterdays blog post)

Drunken snack - Chippys!

Day Nine of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

I went to the supermarket to get the ingredients for dinner, Curry! Everyone loves a curry on a Friday night and Indian food provides some of the best vegan options!

I've made curries from scratch before and I've also made lentil curries before. But I didn't have all the ingredients and can't afford to get them all again so I bought Sainsburys madras curry paste, lentils, and mixed veg. I did cheat again and get a naan bread I don't think was strictly vegan but I'm sure there are plenty of vegan naan breads out there if you are strict. It was delicious. Healthy junk food on a Friday night, you can't beat it. It's so easy to make too. Oh and don't forget onion bhajis! 

Ooh I nearly forgot, I bought some lovely freefrom Nairns Oaty Bakes to snack on with piri piri humous. Lovely stuff. 

Breakfast (at lunchtime) - Cereal

Snack - Oaty Bakes and humous

Dinner - Lentil and vegetable curry

It's not easy to make curry look nice on a photo but here it is along with the recipe:

Ingredients:

Curry paste

Two onions - white or red, whatever you fancy the most

Mixed veg - you can use any veg you like but I find peas and cauliflower are pretty good.

-This time my mixed veg included peas, carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower

Lentils - I used red but green is good too.

1. Chop onions and fry for a few minutes.

2. Add the curry paste (as directions on the back of the packet/jar)

3. Wash lentils and put in a saucepan with cold water and bring to the boil

     - To one cup of lentils (which feeds around 4 people) you'll need two cups of water.

4. Once the paste and onions are start to simmer add a tin of chopped tomatoes

5. When that begins to simmer chuck in your veg - I used frozen mixed veg as it's cheap and easy

6. When your lentils begin to boil turn the heat down and let them simmer until soft, keep adding water as necessary

     - I'm not great at cooking lentils because I've only done it a couple of times, so to avoid disappointment you're best to read the instructions on the back of the packet, but it's pretty simple. I'm just lazy and haphazard when it comes to cooking!

7. Keep your curry on a low heat until the lentils are done

     - I like to leave my curry cooking as long as possible so the veg absorbs the spices as much as possible. If your curry starts to get a bit too thick just add a splash of water and stir it in.

8. I rinsed the lentils and threw them in the pan with the rest of my curry, mixed it up and served. 

-You could also cook rice to have with it but i'm not a fan of rice so thought of the lentils as an alternative.

Day Eight of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

I woke up so late today and had an appointment to get to. I had no time to eat so when I got home in the early afternoon I had beans on toast. By the time my three hour wait to eat again had passed I had to leave for college. When I got home from college I shoved a bean burger and wedges in the oven for a rather late dinner! New favourite alternative to mayonaise - BBQ sauce.

Unfortunately no veggies at all today but I just didn't have time for good meals! I'd have been ok if I had leftover food from the night before. But it does show you can be busy and on the go and still eat vegan. 

I do have to admit I ate a packet of mini cheddars at college which aren't strictly vegan :S slap on the wrist for me. Can anyone tell me what crisps are vegan? I know most probably are but they often have weird ingredients on the flavourings that I have no idea what they mean. 

Day Seven of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

Another mad busy today making things for the craft fair. If you want to see what I've made go to www.facebook.com/elliemakes and 'like' us. If really really like us please 'share' with your friends!

I had my breakfast as normal today, then a friend came round for some brunch and I felt hungry after making her some eggy bread so I had some soya yoghurt and maple syrup. My Mum brought the soya yoghurt because she knows I love my yoghurt and cereal. I was really surprised at how good it tasted and I think even after the challenge I'll stick with soya! It had the same texture and consistency as yoghurt but it was sweeter than natural yoghurt. If you didn't know it was soya you'd think it was just fromage frais! I also added some bran as it's good for digestion, even though for the first time in my life I've had no problems in that area since the challenge. I won't go into detail, I think you know what I'm getting at!  

Breakfast - Cereal

Snack - Soya yoghurt and maple syrup and bran

Lunch Falafel and humous wrap

Dinner- Leftover pasta (see my last blog post)

N.B No product placement was intended in this photo.

Don't forget to go and 'like' Ellie makes...

Day Six of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

I've had an absolutely mental day. So busy with a craft fair tomorrow and not enough stock I've been running around town and spent a solid 12 hours on the sewing machine!

I'm starting to feel great again plenty of energy which used to be such a rarity for me, and surprises me considering I'm not eating as much as I used to. But obviously, this eating healthier and eating less than a small elephant is doing the trick!

Because I was out and about today I made myself a cous cous salad for lunch so I could take it out with me. It wasn't great though so I didn't take a photo. My Mum makes a delicious cous cous salad, gonna have to find out her special ingredients for future!

This evening Mum made me a delicious roast vegetable pasta dish with balsamic vinegar. I've never used balsamic on pasta but its actually a really nice and zero fat alternative to sauces. I'll put this recipe below.

Breakfast - Cereal

Lunch - Cous cous salad

Dinner - Roasted veg pasta:

Roast chunks of pumpkin, red onion, tomatoes and yellow pepper with a bit of olive oil, salt and vinegar

Add to cooked pasta, and splash on balsamic vinegar to taste.

It doesn't sound very interesting but is actually surprisingly lovely. Obviously you can just roast your favourite veggies and I also added chick peas!

Day Five of the 30 Day Vegan Challenge!

I said every time I have a meal I'd make sure I eat until I'm satisfied. I had breakfast and lunch later than usual so at dinner time I wasn't hungry. Which is why I ate cereal. Not long after I was starving and had to eat a bean burger. If I'd have just eaten the bean burger at dinner time I'd have been alright! I said this at the beginning of my challenge. Now I guess I've proved my theory right! Tomorrow I'm going to stick to the plan!! 

I've been super busy today so i've had to keep it short and sweet!

Breakfast - cereal (good start)

Lunch - humous and lettuce wraps (pretty boring but I love them) 

Dinner - cereal (big mistake)

Dinner take two - Mexican bean burger 

Day Four of the 30 Day Vegan Challenge

As its Sunday and I'd normally be chomping on a fry up this morning I went for beans on toast again. After yesterday's enormous amount of food I'm a little sluggish again today but its back to only eating once every three hours and in a couple of days I'm sure I'll feel better again. 

I tried tofu for the first time today! Covered in Cajun spice and fried, put in a sandwich packed with tomato, lettuce and salsa. I could get used to it, although the tofu itself was nothing special.

I'll try a few more recipes using it and let you know which is the best! 

I found an amazing recipe for vegan pancakes on Pinterest and had to give them a go this afternoon, they were beaut. The link is here.

Food diary: 

Breakfast - Beans on toast

Lunch - Cajun tofu sandwich

Snack - Pancakes

Dinner - Leftover spaghetti and meatballs

Day Three of the 30 Day Vegan Challenge

I was dreading the day I'd have a hangover during the vegan challenge, I didn't expect it to be this early on but a couple of drinks with some old work friends turned into dancing like a goofball until 4 o'clock in the morning!

My head was pounding this morning, I couldn't lift it off the pillow until early this afternoon. Usually, when hungover, as soon as I can crawl out of my bed it's off for a round of McDonalds for the housemates and myself. But today, it was a trip to the supermarket for baked beans. Luckily, I love beans on toast. Naturally, the boyfriend wanted bacon which was my worst nightmare during this challenge. Everyone drools at the smell of bacon! But... I resisted! 

Another of my hangover problems is I simply can't stop eating! Today was no different. Dinner was a nice big portion of vegan spaghetti and meatballs nom nom nom. I have to say though, I did miss the cheese but I'll get used to that eventually.

Food Diary:

Lunch: Beans on toast

Snack: Crisps and dip

Dinner: Spaghetti and meatballs

If you wanted to know how I made my spaghetti and meatballs, here's how:

This is a recipe for two portions.

Ingredients:

Soya meat free meatballs - as many as you want! I had 5 per portion.

Spaghetti or noodles (make sure they're vegan, obviously)

One onion

A handful of mushrooms

One clove of garlic

Two portions of frozen spinach (I love this stuff, you can chuck it into any tomato based sauce to add another one of your five a day but you can use fresh spinach if you prefer)

Mixed herbs

Black pepper

Chilli powder

Pre-heat the oven and cook the meat free meatballs

Boil your water for your spaghetti or noodles and start cooking them.

When they're cooked just drain the water and leave them until your sauce is finished

Whilst those are cooking make your sauce...

Chop one onion and a handful of mushrooms

Fry the onions and mushrooms with a clove of garlic (crushed)

Defrost a couple of portions of frozen spinach 

Chuck in a tin of chopped tomato's and your spinach

Season with black pepper, a teaspoon of chilli powder, and a teaspoon of mixed herbs

Let your sauce simmer on a low heat until your meatballs are done

When your meatballs are finished boil the kettle and pour over your spaghetti to get rid of the starch and to heat them back up again.

Chuck it all together, and dinner is served! Enjoy!

Day Two of the 30 Day Vegan Challenge

Just one day without junk or fatty food and my body has reacted! Whenever this happens I think to myself, I really should eat better food all the time, but it doesn't stop me falling into the trap of comfort food - which we all know is full of carbs and saturated fat! Anyway, I keep telling myself it's only 30 days so I'm sure I can avoid the comfort food until then. Besides, there is such thing as healthy comfort food! I'm looking forward to a nice vegetable stew and mash on a cold winter evening, that should curb the cravings!

Another thing I'm trying to do is only eat every 3 hours. 9am, 12pm, 3pm (snack), and 6pm. This is a common diet tip and a healthy way of keeping your food intake at a reasonable amount.

I'm the worst during the evenings, not long after lunch I'll be ravenous and then I'll want to eat until I can't move when it comes to dinner. I know that we should eat regularly, and with going from a carnivore to a vegan I may psychologically feel unsatisfied, so at lunch and dinner I shall eat until I'm satisfied to avoid bingeing. 

Food Diary:

Breakfast: Cereal

Lunch: Cous Cous Salad.

Snack: Humous and pitta bread

Dinner: Mexican bean burger with potato wedges

Drunken snack: Bread and humous

Intro and Day one of the 30 Day Vegan Challenge

November is Vegan Month!

If you are reading a dieters blog, you are probably just like me. We struggle to break bad habits and every Sunday night when we're in front of the TV stuffing our faces we're planning Mondays new diet (which lasts until Monday evening). I'm going to embark on a journey of vegan diet :O shocked face. Yes, it's painful to say it, but let's stay positive. IT IS NOT A DIET. If I call it a diet it'll last two hours. It's a challenge. And I love challenges!

If this is something you've considered trying too, then try it with me! Each day I'll be documenting what I've eaten, and how I feel. It's not going to be easy, but I don't like to lose (unless it's losing weight), so this is a challenge I'm hoping to complete and prove everyone wrong. 

I'm one of these people who comes up with a new diet idea every week, i tell everyone about it, and it never lasts. The soup diet is my favourite, it usually goes like this...

"I feel so fat and it's my friends birthday coming up and she's really hot. I'm going to go on a soup diet for a week to drop a dress size." ... Off i trot to the supermarket to buy lots of vegetables. I spend a day cooking soup. A week later, there's 4 litres of soup stinking out my fridge. FAIL.

So as you can imagine, not many people have much faith when I tell them about my new idea.

I've decided to try the vegan challenge because, in all honesty, my diet was horrendous. 

Since coming back from travelling, having lost 10lbs, and sampling all sorts of healthy balanced meals from around the world my back-to-Britain-diet has mainly consisted of bacon sarnies, cheese toasties, and pies. OK, not just those three meals but you get the picture. Now, I feel awful, sluggish, lethargic, heavy, and unattractive.

I understand the humane side of going vegan, but admittedly, it doesn't bother me too much. I kind of think swings and roundabouts, if we didn't kill animals there would be something else affecting something else affecting something else. I'm not a cold hearted cowbag. I'm so glad I'm not a farmer because I certainly couldn't treat animals the way they are treated even though I buy and consume the products, call me contradicting, I guess ignorance is bliss.

So, I've just been to the supermarket, and bought some tofu, and soya mince, and all sorts of vegan food substitutes and I'm so excited to try some of them next week! (I'm away for the weekend so I guess I'll be living on jacket potatoes, and soya sausages for the next couple of days). 

I'm going to continue to write everything I eat in the hope that I'll be less inclined to slip up because someone might read about it!

Food Diary:Breakfast - Cereal and milk. 

In all honesty, I wasn't prepared to begin the challenge so I used dairy milk, not soya. However, I did go out and buy a Soy Latte an hour before breakfast so I'm pretending that counteracts the dairy on my breakfast.

Lunch - Falafel and Humous wraps. Mmmmm who'd have though Vegan food could taste so good?!

Dinner - Cereal :S naughty me, but I've been at college until 9pm and it was just convenient! Oh and still no soya milk BUT I'll get some soon!